WoRMS taxon details
Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819
208488 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208488)
accepted
Species
Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964 · unaccepted > misapplication (not Reeve, 1846)
Chama exigua Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama fibula Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama jukesii Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama muricata Röding, 1798 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama obliquata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama pellisphocae Reeve, 1847 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama planata Reeve, 1846 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835 · unaccepted (junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 95 [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208488 on 2025-04-30
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Nomenclature
original description
Lamarck, [J.-B. M.] de. (1819). <i>Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres</i>. Tome sixième, 1re partie, vi + 343 pp. Paris, published by the author. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/47441
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964) Spry, J. F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). <em>Tanganyika Notes and Records.</em> 63: 123-164, 8 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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original description (of Chama fibula Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
original description (of Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835) Broderip W.J. (1835). Description of some species of <i>Chama</i>. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London</i>, 2: 148-151., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568491
page(s): 150 [details]
original description (of Chama exigua Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) Dall, W. H.; Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1938). A manual of the Recent and fossil marine pelecypod mollusks of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 153: 1-233, 58 pls. [25 July]., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023271177 [details]
original description (of Chama jukesii Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama muricata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Chama obliquata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
original description (of Chama pellisphocae Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama planata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 95 [details]
original description (of Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964) Spry, J. F. (1964). The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Part 2: Pelecypoda (Bivalves). <em>Tanganyika Notes and Records.</em> 63: 123-164, 8 pls. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]original description (of Chama fibula Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
original description (of Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835) Broderip W.J. (1835). Description of some species of <i>Chama</i>. <i>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London</i>, 2: 148-151., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30568491
page(s): 150 [details]
original description (of Chama exigua Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938) Dall, W. H.; Bartsch, P. & Rehder, H. A. (1938). A manual of the Recent and fossil marine pelecypod mollusks of the Hawaiian Islands. <em>Bulletin of the Bernice P. Bishop Museum.</em> 153: 1-233, 58 pls. [25 July]., available online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015023271177 [details]
original description (of Chama jukesii Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama muricata Röding, 1798) Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg, viii + 199 pp., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16230659 [details]
original description (of Chama obliquata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
original description (of Chama pellisphocae Reeve, 1847) Reeve, L. A. (1847). Descriptions of new species of <i>Chama</i>. <em>Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.</em> (1846) 14: 117-120., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862767 [details]
original description (of Chama planata Reeve, 1846) Reeve, L. A. (1846-1847). Monograph of the genus <i>Chama</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, vol. 4, pl. 1-9 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [stated dates: pls. 1-5, Dec. 1846; 6-9, Jan. 1847]. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27375543 [details]
basis of record Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Lam KKY. (2003). Epibenthic community development on an experimental pulverised ful ash (PFA) artifical reef. In: Morton B, editor. Asian Marine Biology 18.Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 71-90. [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 174. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 218. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Raines B. & Huber M. (2012) Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Easter Island and Sala y Gomez bivalves. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3217: 1-106. [29 Feb. 2012], available online at http://www.zora.uzh.ch/61152/1/12_Zootaxa.pdf
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Kilburn, R.N. & Rippey, E. (1982) Sea Shells of Southern Africa. Macmillan South Africa, Johannesburg, xi + 249 pp.
page(s): 174. [details]
additional source Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 218. [details]
additional source Huber, M. (2010). <i>Compendium of bivalves. A full-color guide to 3,300 of the world's marine bivalves. A status on Bivalvia after 250 years of research</i>. Hackenheim: ConchBooks. 901 pp., 1 CD-ROM. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details]
additional source Raines B. & Huber M. (2012) Biodiversity quadrupled - Revision of Easter Island and Sala y Gomez bivalves. <i>Zootaxa</i> 3217: 1-106. [29 Feb. 2012], available online at http://www.zora.uzh.ch/61152/1/12_Zootaxa.pdf
page(s): 64 [details]
additional source Galil, B. (2007). Seeing Red: Alien species along the Mediterranean coast of Israel. <em>Aquatic Invasions.</em> 2(4): 281-312., available online at https://doi.org/10.3391/ai.2007.2.4.2 [details]
additional source Zenetos, A., E. Meric, M. Verlaque, P. Galli, C.F. Boudouresque, A. Giangrande, M. Cinar & M. Bilecenoglu. (2008). Additions to the annotated list of marine alien biota in the Mediterranean with special emphasis on Foraminifera and Parasites. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 9(1): 119-165., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.146 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Common [details]Introduced species abundance Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Rare to Common [details]
Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details]
Introduced species population trend in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Increasing [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Natural dispersal
Suez Canal [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal in Israeli part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Ships : General [details]
Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Aegean Sea (Marine Region) Canals [details]
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Chama fibula Reeve, 1846)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chama fibula Reeve, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama asperella)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama aspersa) (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama hendersoni) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, 85 km S of Hurghada, El-Qala...
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Réunion, Cap la Houssaye, under rocks, by SCUBA divin...
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Solomon Islands, Malaita, Langa Langa Lagoon, caught ...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Chama asperella LAMARCK, 1819; Figuré; F.A26912)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-29907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chama hendersoni Holotype USNM 484174) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To Barcode of Life (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To Barcode of Life (7 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (15 publications) (from synonym Chama fibula Reeve, 1846)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (58 publications) (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama asperella)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama aspersa) (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Chama hendersoni) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To GenBank (5 nucleotides; 4 proteins) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To GenBank (7 nucleotides; 2 proteins)
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, 85 km S of Hurghada, El-Qala...
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Réunion, Cap la Houssaye, under rocks, by SCUBA divin...
To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Solomon Islands, Malaita, Langa Langa Lagoon, caught ...
To MNHN Fossil collection (Chama asperella LAMARCK, 1819; Figuré; F.A26912)
To MNHN Type collection (IM 2000-29907)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Chama hendersoni Holotype USNM 484174) (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Chama aspersa sensu Spry, 1964)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chama spinosa Broderip, 1835)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Chama hendersoni Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938)
From editor or global species database
Unreviewed
.jpg "To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, 85 km S of Hurghada, El-Qala...")
.jpg "To Malacopics (Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 Solomon Islands, Malaita, Langa Langa Lagoon, caught ...")
